Rock Sombrero

Day 14 - Puerto Natales to El Calafate

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November 21st 2011
The pick up was not as early as we thought it might me, given that the bus ride was to be about 5 hrs, and we had an 4x4 excursion booked for the afternoon which was supposed to be for 3 hours. We were collected, and the luggage loaded on the bus, not that there seemed to be an awful lot of room for the bags, but they managed to get them on. After about 30minutes, the guide announced that we had r ... read more

South America » Argentina » Santa Cruz » El Calafate

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Following independence from Spain in 1816, Argentina experienced periods of internal political conflict between conservatives and liberals and between civilian and military factions. After World War II, a long period of Peronist authoritarian rule an... ... read more